&nbsp;A fire at vacant home in North Central Regina is being treated as suspicious.

Regina Fire and Protective Services responded to a call of a house fire at 1353 Athol St. at 6:26 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The fire had started on the main floor of the home and spread into the ceiling, requiring firefighters to pull down some of the ceiling to make sure the fire didn’t spread.

Deputy Fire Chief Gerard Kay said the cause of the fire is not yet known, but is being treated as suspicious.

“We have some evidence that there might be some foul play in here,” said Kay.

Kay also said the rear door of the home was unlocked.

A neighbor who lives next to the home said its residents had moved out a few weeks ago.

Kay said damage to the home was not too extensive since the fire was called in early, which allowed firefighters to quickly extinguish it.

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